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Deep River

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Deep River By Karl Marlantes Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780802125385
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Published: Atlantic Monthly Press - July 2nd, 2019

 

Karl Marlantes transports the reader to the early 1900’s in the Pacific Northwest and the early logging industry, through the story of the Koski family fresh from Finland -  and doesn’t let you go until the last of the 700 pages. He writes with such authority about logging, fishing, immigration, unions, women’s empowerment, and the environment at the time. The story is held together by the bonds of the Koski’s as they navigate through the hardships of life in a new country while maintaining their connection to their traditions and myths. This is a sprawling novel with richly drawn characters, so worth getting pulled into.  

Carol


The Great White Shark Scientist

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The Great White Shark Scientist (Scientists in the Field) By Sy Montgomery Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780544352988
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Published: Clarion Books - June 7th, 2016

Through words and pictures, Sy Montgomery and Keith Ellenbogen tell the story of the work of

Dr. Greg Skomal, a Great White Shark researcher who investigates these interesting creatures in the waters off of Cape Cod. Your past assumptions about shark and shark behavior will be changed dramatically while reading this intriguing book. Sy and Keith have done it again!

Carol


The Whale

Its 50 years after the questionable sighting of a spotted whale off of what could be Cape Cod. Two children are determined to try to see it for themselves. Ethan and Vita Murrow have created a wordless picture book gorgeously illustrated for kids, adults, or anyone interested in art. or the feel of the summer.

The Whale By Vita Murrow, Ethan Murrow (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Vita Murrow, Ethan Murrow (Illustrator)
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ISBN: 9780763679651
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Published: Templar - April 12th, 2016

Jazz Day

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Jazz Day: The Making of a Famous Photograph By Roxane Orgill, Francis Vallejo (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Roxane Orgill, Francis Vallejo (Illustrator)
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Published: Candlewick - March 8th, 2016

Jazz fans, would-be jazz fans, poetry lovers, photographers or just folks who appreciate ingenious picture books – this one is for you. The making of the Harlem 1958 photo is presented in a unique and totally interesting way. One of a kind!!

Carol

 


Yaks Yak

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Yaks Yak: Animal Word Pairs By Linda Sue Park, Jennifer Black Reinhardt (Illustrator) Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780544391017
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Published: Clarion Books - March 8th, 2016

What a clever, interesting and entertaining book!! The illustrations by Jennifer Black Reinhardt bring the text to life. Each page turn brings another surprise combination of Yaks yakking, apes aping, slugs slugging etc. Kids will enjoy identifying the animals and guessing what they are doing. Highly recommended by most everyone!! Take a peek.

Carol

 


Salt to the Sea

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Salt to the Sea By Ruta Sepetys Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780399160301
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Published: Philomel Books - February 2nd, 2016

Ruta Sepetys has once again made history come alive in Salt to the Sea. Refugees at the end of WWII struggle to reach the Wilhelm Gustoff, a ship that will bring them to freedom.  This is important, engaging historical fiction. A genuine page-turner.

Carol

 


Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina & New Orleans

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Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans By Don Brown Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780544157774
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Published: Clarion Books - August 4th, 2015

This remembrance of the events in New Orleans ten years ago is a very powerful and straightforward portrayal of the tragedy. The graphic novel format helps the reader feel the desperation,despair and hopelessness of the terrible circumstances and the spirit of those who lived through it.Recommended for kids and adults 12 and up.

 

Carol


DROWNED CITY: Hurricane Katrina & New Orleans

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Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans By Don Brown Cover Image
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Published: Clarion Books - August 4th, 2015

This remembrance of the events in New Orleans ten years ago is a very powerful and straightforward portrayal of the tragedy. The graphic novel format helps the reader feel the desperation,despair and hopelessness of the terrible circumstances and the spirit of those who lived through it.Recommended for kids and adults 12 and up.

Carol

 


The Boys Who Challenged Hitler

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The Boys Who Challenged Hitler: Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club By Phillip Hoose Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780374300227
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Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) - May 12th, 2015

Phillip Hoose tells the amazing story of a group of Danish boys who disagree with their government’s decision to let Nazi Germany take over their country without a fight. Danish resistance began with boys on bicycles committing annoying acts of sabotage. Kid Power!!

Carol

 


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